Sedimentary Rock Limestone

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
A. Blankenbicker
Discipline
Mineral Sciences
Region
US Great Lakes (MN, WI, IL, IN, OH, MI)
Description
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
Geologic Age
Paleozoic
This is a limestone shatter cone. Shatter cone describes the fan-shaped fracture lines featured on the rock, which are a result from high pressure, high velocity shock wave from a large impacting object or large explosion. This rock is light in color and measures around 31 cm x 14 cm x 8 cm.
Number of objects in this record
1
Record Last Modified
7 Feb 2023
Collection Date
2013
USNM Number
EO401460
Object Type
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality
Kentland Quarry, North America, United States, Indiana, Newton County
Scientific Name
Sedimentary Rock Limestone
See more items in
Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
Topic
Education & Outreach
Record ID
nmnheducation_11359335
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3945e48fe-478b-407f-9c60-7d822b493da6
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